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Surfacing

A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realise that going home means entering not only another place but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she sees that what she is really looking for is her own past.

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From the Back Cover:

“One of the most important novels of the twentieth century…utterly remarkable.” – New York Times Book Review“Atwood probes emotions with X-ray precision. All in all, it’s an exhilarating performance.” – Globe and Mail

“A brilliant tour-de-force.” – Winnipeg Free Press“Atwood’s powers of observation are disconcertingly acute, combining an ear for the vernacular with an eye for the jugular.” – Time

“It is excellent in so many ways that one cannot begin to do justice to it in a review. It has to be read and experienced.” –Margaret Laurence, Quarry

“Margaret Atwood is one of the most intelligent and talented writers to set herself the task of deciphering life in the late twentieth century.” – Vogue“In this disturbing book, Margaret Atwood has written a fascinating, sometimes frightening novel about our Canadian landscape, about our paranoia, about what we are and what we are becoming.…Astonishing.” – Edmonton Journal

“ Surfacing is likely the best piece of fiction produced by Atwood’s generation in North America or anywhere.” – Canadian Forum

“[Atwood is] a superb storyteller who brings intelligence and wit to bear in a compelling personal vision.” – Toronto Star

“It is quite simply superb.…She writes with the ease of total acceptance, from right inside the culture, authenticating our experience, holding up a mirror so that the image we get back is not distorted by satire or made unreal by proselytizing…but real.” – Maclean’s

“The sophistication of its telling, the power of observation and imagination make the book remarkable.…It’s a masterful encounter with the way we live now.” – Kingston Whig-Standard

From the Inside Flap:

Part detective novel, part psychological thriller, Surfacing is the story of a young woman who returns to northern Quebec, to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realize that going home means entering not only another place, but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she discovers that what she is really searching for is her own past. Permeated with an aura of suspense, complex with layered meanings, and written in brilliant, diamond-sharp prose, Surfacing has grown in reputation as a novel unique in modern literature for its mythic exploration of one woman's spiritual pilgrimage.

Book Description Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 1979. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 194 x 124 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realise that going home means entering not only another place but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she sees that what she is really looking for is her own past. Bookseller Inventory # AA29780860680642

Book Description Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 1979. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 194 x 124 mm. Language: English Brand New Book. A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memories, she begins to realise that going home means entering not only another place but another time. As the wild island exerts its elemental hold and she is submerged in the language of the wilderness, she sees that what she is really looking for is her own past. Bookseller Inventory # AA29780860680642

Book Description 1979. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 127mm x 197mm x 17mm. Paperback. A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her childhood, with her lover and two friends, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father. Flooded with memo.Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. 256 pages. 0.180. Bookseller Inventory # 9780860680642

Book Description Virago, 1997. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Brand New Book. Shipping: Once your order has been confirmed and payment received, your order will then be processed. The book will be located by our staff, packaged and despatched to you as quickly as possible. From time to time, items get mislaid en route. If your item fails to arrive, please contact us first. We will endeavour to trace the item for you and where necessary, replace or refund the item. Please do not leave negative feedback without contacting us first. All orders will be dispatched within two working days. If you have any quesions please contact us. Bookseller Inventory # V9780860680642

Book Description Little, Brown Book Group Virago Press Ltd, 1979. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback Atwood's second novel, hailed by the New York Times as 'one of the most important novels of the twentieth century'. An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize A young woman returns to northern Quebec to the remote island of her. Bookseller Inventory # 0860680649